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A drifting invention machine: ecosophical propositions in contemporary art

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Este artigo discorre sobre as produções artísticas realizadas durante a experiência no curso de Pós-Doutoramento em Criação Artística Contemporânea desenvolvido no Departamento de Comunicação e Arte – DeCA da Universidade de Aveiro – UA, entre 2024 e 2025, em Portugal. É discutida a abordagem metodológica envolvendo caminhadas à deriva como parte do dispositivo intitulado “máquina de invenções”, utilizado para a produção dos dados. Além disso, a produção e a pós-produção de imagens em ateliês, laboratórios e estúdios configuraram as práticas do fazer da investigação em arte. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o processo de criação e as suas implicações conceptuais no contexto em que as obras foram realizadas. Esse processo e as próprias criações são compreendidas enquanto dados que dimensionam a presença da ecosofia do filósofo francês Félix Guattari como conceito operatório do estudo. A exposição no Museu de Aveiro (Santa Joana) e a residência artística – A arte do encontro caramulano – em Vouzela (Portugal) foram importantes experiências para o aprofundamento e o compartilhamento dos resultados das práxis poéticas e contribuíram para o procedimento de análise dos dados. A investigação resultou na realização de sete obras finalizadas e um work-in-progress. Esta última prevendo a incorporação de mecanismos eletrónicos para uma experiência de interação com o público-observador.This article discusses the artistic productions realized during the experience in the Post-Doctoral course in Contemporary Artistic Creation developed at the Department of Communication and Art – DeCA of the University of Aveiro - UA, between 2024 and 2025, in Portugal. The methodological approach involving drifting walks as part of the device called the invention machine, which was used to produce the data, is discussed. In addition, the production and post-production of images in ateliers, laboratories and studios configured the practices of doing art research. The aim of this article is to analyze the creative process and its conceptual implications in the context in which the works were made. This process and the creations themselves are understood as data that dimension the presence of French philosopher Félix Guattari’s ecosophy as an operative concept in the study. The exhibition at the Aveiro Museum (Santa Joana) and the artistic residency – The art of the Caramullan encounter – in Vouzela (Portugal) were important experiences for deepening and sharing the results of poetic praxis and contributed to the data analysis procedure. The research resulted in the realization of seven finished works and a work-in-progress. The latter provided for the incorporation of electronic mechanisms for an experience of interaction with the viewing public.This article discusses the artistic productions realized during the experience in the Post-Doctoral course in Contemporary Artistic Creation developed at the Department of Communication and Art – DeCA of the University of Aveiro - UA, between 2024 and 2025, in Portugal. The methodological approach involving drifting walks as part of the device called the invention machine, which was used to produce the data, is discussed. In addition, the production and post-production of images in ateliers, laboratories and studios configured the practices of doing art research. The aim of this article is to analyze the creative process and its conceptual implications in the context in which the works were made. This process and the creations themselves are understood as data that dimension the presence of French philosopher Félix Guattari’s ecosophy as an operative concept in the study. The exhibition at the Aveiro Museum (Santa Joana) and the artistic residency – The art of the Caramullan encounter – in Vouzela (Portugal) were important experiences for deepening and sharing the results of poetic praxis and contributed to the data analysis procedure. The research resulted in the realization of seven finished works and a work-in-progress. The latter provided for the incorporation of electronic mechanisms for an experience of interaction with the viewing public.This article discusses the artistic productions realized during the experience in the Post-Doctoral course in Contemporary Artistic Creation developed at the Department of Communication and Art – DeCA of the University of Aveiro - UA, between 2024 and 2025, in Portugal. The methodological approach involving drifting walks as part of the device called the invention machine, which was used to produce the data, is discussed. In addition, the production and post-production of images in ateliers, laboratories and studios configured the practices of doing art research. The aim of this article is to analyze the creative process and its conceptual implications in the context in which the works were made. This process and the creations themselves are understood as data that dimension the presence of French philosopher Félix Guattari’s ecosophy as an operative concept in the study. The exhibition at the Aveiro Museum (Santa Joana) and the artistic residency – The art of the Caramullan encounter – in Vouzela (Portugal) were important experiences for deepening and sharing the results of poetic praxis and contributed to the data analysis procedure. The research resulted in the realization of seven finished works and a work-in-progress. The latter provided for the incorporation of electronic mechanisms for an experience of interaction with the viewing public

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